Clinton County, Michigan
Ovid Real Estate and Local Guide
Small Clinton County city on M-21 between St. Johns and Owosso; a former carriage-manufacturing village that incorporated as a city in 2015 and anchors the Ovid-Elsie Area Schools community
Living in Ovid
Named after Ovid, New York, the hometown of early settler William Swarthout, who came to the area in the mid-1800s. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Ovid
What makes Ovid home
First Congregational Church of Ovid
Gothic Revival church built in 1872 by master carpenter George Fox at 222 N. Main Street; designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1971 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972
Ovid Carriage Days
Annual downtown festival held since 1993 that celebrates Ovid's carriage-manufacturing heritage, named for the Schafield and Danforth carriage works
Sleepy Hollow State Park and Lake Ovid
2,678-acre state park in Ovid Township just south of the city, centered on 410-acre Lake Ovid, a man-made lake formed by damming the Little Maple River
Gumaer Park
Wooded park at the north end of town with playground equipment, horseshoe pits, charcoal grills, restrooms and a rentable pavilion
Little League Field and Dog Park
Park at 405 S. Gratiot with three baseball fields, playground equipment, restrooms, a rentable pavilion and a fenced dog park